South Carolina Fans' Guide To The 2023 NFL Draft

South Carolina's Football team is expected to have multiple players drafted this over the coming days. Where are they projected to land?

South Carolina's Football program has sent a plethora of players onto the National Football League, with 31 players being drafted over the past ten years, including four first-round draft picks. This year, a senior-laden group that helped the Gamecocks achieve their best record in five years will sit eagerly at home and see if their name is called over the next three days.

Cam Smith and Darius Rush headline South Carolina's draft class this year, with both of them putting up solid numbers at the NFL Combine back in February. Zacch Pickens bursted onto the spotlight for NFL scouts when he dominated fellow upperclassmen during his week of practice at the Reese's Senior Bowl, while multi-year captain Jovaughn Gwyn will look to backdoor into the later rounds after participating in multiple all-star games.

Where do the mock drafts have these Gamecocks going?

Cornerback Cam Smith 

Sporting News: Pick 22 (First Round) to the Baltimore Ravens

Pro Football Focus: Pick 32 (2nd Round) to the Pittsburgh Steelers

Walter Football: Pick 40 (2nd Round) to the New Orleans Saints

Grinding The Mocks: Pick 43 (2nd Round) to the New York Jets

NFL Network (Chad Reuter): Pick 50 (2nd Round) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Cornerback Darius Rush

Walter Football: Pick 67 (3rd Round) to the Denver Broncos

Pro Football Focus: Pick 77 (3rd Round) to the Los Angeles Rams

NFL Network (Chad Reuter): Pick 86 (3rd Round) to the Baltimore Ravens

Sporting News: Pick 207 (6th Round) to the Green Bay Packers

Defensive Tackle Zacch Pickens

Sporting News: Pick 102 (3rd Round) to the San Francisco 49ers

Pro Football Focus: Pick 103 (4th Round) to the Chicago Bears

Walter Football: Pick 130 (4th round) to the Buffalo Bills

NFL Network (Chad Reuter): Pick 185 (6th Round) to the Jacksonville Jaguars

For the rest of the Gamecocks that have declared for the draft, Dylan Wonnum, Eric Douglas, Jovaughn Gwyn, Nate Adkins, Sherrod Greene, Brad Johnson, Devonni, Josh Vann and Jalen Brooks all projected to be undrafted free agents by the end of the draft.

How To Watch: NFL Draft

• When: April 27th (First Round), 28th (Rounds 2-3) and 29th (Rounds 4-7)
• TV: ESPN or NFL Network
• Time: 8 pm EDT on April 27th, 7 pm EDT on April 28th and 12 pm EDT on April 29th
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